Mono Lake Kootzaduka’a Tribe Recognition Act
Sponsored By: Representative Kiley (CA)
Introduced
Summary
Federal recognition for the Mono Lake Kootzaduka'a Tribe is the bill's main goal. It would make the Tribe and its enrolled members eligible for federal Indian laws and services and set rules on membership, land, and hunting and fishing rights.
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- Tribe members and families would become eligible for the same federal services and benefits that other federally recognized tribes receive. The Tribe must submit a membership roll within 18 months based on its 2003 constitution to get those benefits.
- For service delivery the Tribe's service area would be the counties of Mono and Inyo in California. That designation guides which federal programs and agencies coordinate benefits and outreach.
- The bill would grant the Tribe hunting and fishing rights on federal lands in its aboriginal area and require Federal agencies to accommodate those rights. The Secretary of the Interior would identify Bureau of Land Management parcels in Mono County that the Tribe could request to have taken into trust for government offices, housing, and economic development.
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Recognition and federal benefits for Mono Lake Tribe
If enacted, the Mono Lake Kootzaduka’a Tribe would receive federal recognition. Most federal Indian laws, including the Indian Reorganization Act, would apply. Enrolled members and the Tribe would be eligible for all federal Indian services and benefits, even without a reservation or living near one. For service delivery, the service area would be Mono and Inyo Counties in California. To receive recognition, services, and benefits, the Tribe would need to submit a membership roll to Interior within 18 months and keep it up to date.
Trust land and housing for the Tribe
If enacted, the Interior Secretary would identify Bureau of Land Management land in the Tribe’s ancestral area of Mono County that can support government offices, housing, and economic projects. After identification, and if the Tribe asks, the Secretary would accept that land into trust for the Tribe. The bill would also allow other land to be acquired and taken into trust under the Indian Reorganization Act, and treat the Tribe as under federal jurisdiction in 1934 for that purpose.
Hunting and fishing rights on federal lands
If enacted, nothing in the bill would reduce any existing rights of the Tribe or its members. The Tribe would have hunting and fishing rights on all federal lands within its aboriginal land area. Federal land agencies would need to work with the Tribe to allow these rights within current plans and laws.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Kiley (CA)
CA • I
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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